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Wall installation with a lamp and a relief medallion on a white wall
Faith · Interviews · Observations · People
Pope Francis tells Italian television he hopes hell is empty, calling it a personal view
Pope Francis says he likes to think that hell is empty. Yesterday evening, in an interview with Italian television, Francis said, verbatim: "What I am about to say is not dogma, but something personal: I like to think of hell as empty, and I hope that this is the
Architecture · Art · Monarchies · Observations
Statue of Robert the Bruce near the Bannockburn battlefield in Scotland with an unusual plinth
The floating statue of Robert the Bruce in Scotland. Not magic, but reality. A quite peerless pedestal, on which, in snowy weather, the horse appears to be quite detached from the ground. Bravo, the Scots! The monument stands by the site of the landmark Battle of Bannockburn. Bravo, the Scots,
NB! · Monarchies · Society
Denmark is now ruled by Frederik X, but Queen Margrethe II will keep her title, unlike Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, who became Princess Beatrix after her abdication
NB! · Monarchies · Pop Culture
Three Last Reigning European Queens: Margrethe II of Denmark, Elizabeth II of Great Britain, Beatrix of the Netherlands
Aristocracy · Monarchies
With Margrethe II's Abdication, the House of Glücksburg Will No Longer Be the Ruling Dynasty of Denmark
With Margrethe II's abdication, the House of Glücksburg will no longer be the ruling dynasty of Denmark. The dynasty had reigned in the country since 1863, since the accession of the queen's great-great-grandfather Christian IX. The Glücksburgs are succeeded by the Monpezat dynasty, or
NB! · Observations
The January holidays were not in vain ✔️
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Framed prints reading “Friend”, “Suddenly”, “Enemy” in a gallery
NB! · Coming Up · Art · Moscow
Graphic Works by Erik Bulatov at the pop/off/art Gallery, Winzavod
Graphic works by Erik Bulatov at the pop/off/art gallery, Winzavod. The Bulatov exhibition runs until 16 January
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The Three Ages of the Historical-Film Viewer
Archaeology · Museums · Heritage
Ancient Egyptian wig 3,900 years old in the British Museum collection
Can you imagine that this wig is 3,900 years old? This ancient Egyptian wig from the collection of the British Museum dates to the 12th Dynasty and was acquired in the nineteenth century. Naturally, the wig owes its superb state of preservation to restoration, so perhaps not every hair